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Innovation is the key to 3XN and Itten+Brechbühl's new mass timber campus expansion in Switzerland

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A little more than 30 years after its opening in 1991, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Innovation Park in Ecublens, Switzerland, has announced a major campus expansion effort to be spearheaded by 3XN and the local studio Itten+Brechbühl (IB). Image render courtesy of 3XN.

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Urban Alchemy: 7 Magnificent New Masterplans Shaking Up City Skylines

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From growing vibrant new commercial hubs to the redevelopment of former industrial sites and the sensitive regeneration of heritage neighborhoods, these masterplans are an exercise in reinvention. An extensive new masterplan is now overhauling this historically significant quarter and establishing a new cultural district for the city.

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ODA designs "15-minute city" for Innovation QNS in Astoria

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New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. New York City council approved the plans for Innovation QNS. Read: Adjaye Associates unveils masterplan for Cleveland riverfront redevelopment.

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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

Community Architect Daily

Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. The innovative approach comes from the American Planning Association (APA). In addition the Planning Department solicits input from all other City Departments, most of them have their own masterplans or strategic plans. (A

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Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, Heilbronn, Germany

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The masterplan design was developed for a consortium led by the municipality of Heilbronn and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. Inside the platonic shape, the masterplan is simple, flexible, and sustainable. Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long

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MAD designs "monumental gateway" for Milano Innovation District

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The MoLo, otherwise known as the Mobility and Logistic hub, will be built on the western boundary of the Milano Innovation District (MIND) – a neighbourhood dedicated to "cutting-edge scientific research and education, business, and leisure facilities". MoLo will act as a gateway to the Milano Innovation District. "We

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Carlo Ratti proposes "world's largest urban solar farm" in Rome for World Expo 2030

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A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome 's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett. While harvesting energy, these structures would also provide shade for visitors exploring the site and form a mosaic-like structure when viewed from above.